The Crater Clerke

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

21.68° N · 29.80° E

Diameter

6.66 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-42 · Mare Serenitatis

Geological Chronicle

Clerke is a tiny lunar impact crater. The formation spans an official diameter of 6.66 kilometers.

It is located near the eastern edge of Mare Serenitatis in the midst of a rille system named the Rimae Littrow after the crater Littrow to the east. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-42.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Agnes Mary; British astronomer (1842-1907).
• Wikipedia (en) — Clerke (crater)

Name Origin

Agnes Mary; British astronomer (1842-1907).